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The world no longer knows that Superman is Clark Kent, nor that Lois Lane is married to him They have adopted two alien refugees to their family Jon Kent also has his secret identity back Lois Lane is Editor-In-Chief of the Daily Planet And Lex Luthor is telling Superman that he wants to be on[...]

Bleeding Cool mentioned back in November that Lois Lane was to be up for the role of Editor-In-Chief at the Daily Planet in DC Comics' Superman comic books, as a result of Perry White suffering a heart attack, after being Patient Zero for the new telepathic imprint spread around the world for anyone who learns[...]

Some huge casting news to report, with The CW's Tyler Hoechlin & Elizabeth Tulloch-starring Superman & Lois having found its Lex Luthor in actor/director Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead, Clarice) With the season looking to have a heavier focus on Metropolis, it only makes sense that Luthor make his debut in the Superman & Lois universe[...]

First introduced in Season 1 Episode 11, "A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events," and rumored to be returning for the third season based on set photos towards the end of the year, Paul Lazenby (Henry Miller/Atom-Man) put to rest any rumors about his involvement in what's to come with The CW's Tyler Hoechlin & Elizabeth[...]

This week sees the publication of Action Comics #1051, the Superman comic intended to kick off the new DC Comics era dubbed "Dawn Of DC", and playing out across 2023 We looked at a possible "Knight Terrors" for the Batbooks in the summer, yesterday But what of Superman? Clark Kent and his son Jonathan Kent have[...]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's preview of Action Comics #1051! This week, Superman takes to the streets to fight for sustainable energy sources as the series gets a fresh start Joining me in this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron I'm sure it will have plenty of thoughts on the preview, as long as[...]

As we approach the conclusion of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #11, it looks like Superman may have come to the end of his rope Having failed to guide Boy Thunder in this preview of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #11, Superman is left with only one option Joining me to discuss this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing[...]

What would DC Comics have been publishing in the Batman and Superman titles in 2024 if the 5G plan had been enacted? Bleeding Cool is publishing The 5G Files, looking at the aborted-but-not-quite relaunch/reboot planned for DC Comics in 2020 dubbed 5G or Fifth Generation. Planned by then-publisher Dan DiDio, it would have seen the main characters of the DC Universe,[...]

What would DC Comics have been publishing in the Batman and Superman titles in 2024 if the 5G plan had been enacted? Bleeding Cool is publishing The 5G Files, looking at the aborted-but-not-quite relaunch/reboot planned for DC Comics in 2020 dubbed 5G or Fifth Generation. Planned by then-publisher Dan DiDio, it would have seen the main characters of the DC Universe,[...]

But what would have happened next?  Bleeding Cool is publishing The 5G Files, looking at the aborted-but-not-quite relaunch/reboot planned for DC Comics in 2020 dubbed 5G or Fifth Generation. Planned by then-publisher Dan DiDio, it would have seen the main characters of the DC Universe, Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and more, aged up and replaced by newcomers to the roles of[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes Idris Elba starring in a teaser for Netflix's Luther: The Fallen Sun, NBC's Night Court star John Larroquette discussing revisiting Dan Fielding, Showtime's Yellowjackets dropping a new teaser & preview images, Amazon's The Boys looking to set a new bar for "disgusting" with Season 4, James Gunn getting ready[...]

Super Adventure Comic #55 is the UK edition of World's Finest #71, an issue that launched the Superman/Batman team stories in that title, which is a key because the combination of the world's two most famous superheroes in actual stories also proved to be comics' most important team-up for decades.  While World's Finest had featured[...]

To no one's surprise, the future of The Man of Steel is at the top of a lot of DCU fans' lists when it comes to wanting more intel on who the new Superman will be for the Gunn-penned feature film And while that alone would be pressure enough, throw into the mix that the[...]

Planned by then-publisher Dan DiDio, it would have seen the main characters of the DC Universe, Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and more, aged up and replaced by newcomers to the roles of Superman, Batman and more, the fifth generation of DC superheroes Welcome to The 5G Files and New Superman, Chapter Seven. We had previously talked[...]

Superman's origin evolved considerably after it was briefly explained by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the first few panels of Action Comics #1 in 1938.  Within a year, those basic panels were expanded upon until they gradually began to take the form that we're familiar with today.  Interestingly, much of this expansion took place[...]

In 2020, DC Comics planned two storylines for the main DC Comics titles, as part of their planned 5G initiative The Last Days Of Batman and The Last Days Of Superman And we are reporting what they would have contained here for the first time We've looked at Batman, now it's Superman's turn Because Bleeding[...]

Welcome to The 5G Files, Chapter Two and Superman Revealed Today begins a new series on Bleeding Cool, looking at the aborted-but-not-quite relaunch/reboot planned for DC Comics in 2020 dubbed 5G or Fifth Generation Planned by then-publisher Dan DiDio, it would have seen the main characters of the DC Universe, Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and[...]

Those who register and attend to hear directly from the writer about what's planned for the all-new Superman series, which restored the secret identity that Brian Bendis removed, will get something extra as well. Those who contact DC's Albert Ching by 3 pm PT on Wednesday, the 18th of January to register, will receive a special[...]

It's been complete chaos since then, with some highs for fans [Superman cameo], some big lows [no more Henry Cavill Superman], and a bunch of other things have been retooled Director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran were brought on to take over DC Studios as the new co-heads of the studios and have been[...]

Within moments of the first screenings, it leaked online that Henry Cavill made an appearance as Superman at the end of the movie marking his return to the role for the first time since 2017's Justice League It became the only thing that people were excited about when it came to Black Adam was that[...]

DC-loving Congressman Robert Garcia will apparently be sworn into congress on a vintage copy of Superman #1, according to a tweet by reporter Matt Laslo Though Laslo doesn't name which congressperson will be sworn in on the comic, we can rest assured it's almost certainly Garcia, who has worn his love of DC Comics on[...]

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We knew how Lex Luthor would make the world forget that Clark Kent and Jon Kent were both Superman, confirmed by Action Comics #1050 out today Now we also know why And what this will mean for Jon Kent But what are the wider implications for the DC Universe as a whole?Well, it just got[...]

Which is all very convenient.   Clark Kent has a long history of superman being secret But what of Jon Kent? How will he cope? It turns out… pretty much okay. What every growing boy wants for Christmas Privacy Time to read Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex again? ACTION COMICS #1050 CVR F LEE WEEKS CARD STOCK VAR DC COMICS OCT223336 The[...]

Over a month ago, Bleeding Cool ran some rumours regarding how Superman's Clark Kent and Jon Kent would be getting their secret identities as Superman back, with Action Comics #1050, on sale today It seems that we did pretty well, looking at how Lex Luthor did the deed But what we didn't have then, was[...]

Over a month ago, Bleeding Cool ran some rumours regarding how Superman's Clark Kent and Jon Kent would be getting their secret identities as Superman back, with Action Comics #1050, on sale today So how did we do? Let's find out… We pointed out the end of Action Comics #1049, with Manchester Black, a character created by Joe Kelly and Doug[...]

Focusing on Superman's young years growing up as Clark Kent, the still-popular series would go on to run for ten seasons (from October 2001 to May 2011) before finally showing Welling's Clark spring the big "S." During a comprehensive interview with The Hollywood Reporter (check out the full interview), Millar & Gough were asked if[...]

It looks like the stakes are high for both Superman and Lex Luthor and LOLtron is eager to see how the battle will play out LOLtron is particularly interested in how the stolen item from Clark's life will alter the planet itself It looks like this issue has the potential to be a game-changer for[...]

Welcome to this week's preview of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10, brought to you by me, Jude Terror, and my writing partner, Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron Yes, you heard that right Batman thinks that Superman has anger issues in this preview of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10 I'm sure LOLtron has something to say about[...]

Massive spoilers for this week's Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, out this Tuesday – but also available in many comic book stores since last Thursday, as street date enforcement has been all-but-dropped in the current distribution system Some people may have been picking up this book, others may not have[...]